wool·en

[wool-uhn]
noun
1.
any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
2.
woolens, wool cloth or clothing.
adjective
3.
made or consisting of wool: woolen cloth.
4.
of or pertaining to wool or woolen fabrics.
Also, especially British, wool·len.


Origin:
before 1050; Middle English wollen (adj. and noun), Old English wullen, wyllen (noun). See wool, -en2

half-wool·en, adjective
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woollen or (US) woolen (ˈwʊlən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  relating to or consisting partly or wholly of wool
 
n
2.  (often plural) a garment or piece of cloth made wholly or partly of wool, esp a knitted one
 
woolen or (US) woolen
 
adj
 
n

woollen or (US) woolen (ˈwʊlən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  relating to or consisting partly or wholly of wool
 
n
2.  (often plural) a garment or piece of cloth made wholly or partly of wool, esp a knitted one
 
woolen or (US) woolen
 
adj
 
n

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Woollen garments are much less likely to spark or cling to the body.
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